January 15, 2015, 10:21PM

NJ Advance Media statehouse reporter, Brent Johnson, talks to Plainfield Mayor Adrian Mapp about his first year in office. Mapp discussed public safety stating that they have seen a reduction in eight of nine classes of crime including a 67 percent drop in homicides. Mapp went on to outline his plans for the future including the redevelopment of the Muhlenberg campus. (Video by Andre Malok | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

April 09, 2014, 10:05PM

Samuel Woody, a former 12-year veteran of the Plainfield Police Department is sentenced in the Middlesex County courthouse in New Brunswick. Woody, a former Plainfield police sergeant who was convicted of falsely charging a woman and threatening her with a jail sentence to coerce her into a sexual assault. Woody was sentenced to 6 years.

December 13, 2013, 5:27PM

August 12, 2013, 10:07PM

Newark Mayor Cory Booker and U.S. Senate candidate made a stop in Plainfield Monday on the eve of the special Senate primary election, reminding supporters to get out and vote tomorrow. His stop was part of a bus tour starting in South Jersey ending in Newark. Video by Saed Hindash/The Star-Ledger

July 03, 2013, 4:10PM

On the eve of Independence Day, 37 individuals from 18 different countries became citizens of the United States of America during a ceremony held at the Plainfield Public Library in Union County. Over the last decade The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) welcomed more than 6.6 million naturalized citizens into the nation. In fiscal year 2013 through May, more than 500,000 have been naturalized. (Video by Andre Malok/The Star-Ledger)

May 21, 2013, 10:01AM

This raw video footage captures 2 dogs attacking a woman while people try to help. Moments later New Jersey police arrive and shoot the dogs. (Editor's note: This video contains graphic images and scenes.)

August 22, 2011, 10:39PM

Scott Paris, Plainfield Country Club's Director of Golf, shows us how the PGA Tour's best will play the 295-yard drivable par-4 18th hole this week at The Barclays. (Video by Brendan Prunty/The Star-Ledger)

May 19, 2011, 9:32PM

Representatives from both sides met with Plainfield Mayor Sharon Robinson-Briggs and gave the news that they decided to lay down their arms and join together in peace. The truce was reached without intervention from the police or city officials. It was sealed with a meeting at an IHOP in North Plainfield on Monday. Police identified the organizations as the G-Shine and Sex, Money, Murder sets of the Bloods. The groups said they are known as Third Street and Liberty Street, but did not want to be called gangs. (Video by Andre Malok and Aristide Economopoulos / The Star-Ledger)

April 02, 2011, 10:18PM

A group gathered on West 3rd Street in Plainfield on Saturday and marched from Grant Avenue to Monroe Avenue in protest of the street violence that has been plaguing the city. Plainfield has already had five murders this year and is on track to eclipse its current record of 15 killings recorded in 2005. (Video by Adya Beasley / The Star-Ledger)

November 29, 2010, 1:49PM

October 02, 2010, 9:12PM

755 people gathered outside of Plainfield city hall on Saturday hoping to break the world record for largest gospel choir as part of a rally aimed at promoting peace within communities. The current world record for largest gospel choir is set at 1,000 participants. (Video by Adya Beasley / The Star-Ledger)

December 09, 2009, 10:36PM

Each year, on the Sunday before the Catholic feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe -- Dec. 12 -- St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Plainfield holds a procession through town. It is one of several events held that week to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe, an apparation of the Virgin Mary believed to have appeared near Mexico City in 1531 to an Aztec peasant. Known as an advocate for oppressed people, she is widely revered in Mexico. Latino immigrants have brought their adoration for Our Lady of Guadalupe to the United States, as this procession from Dec. 6 shows. (Video by Jeff Diamant/The Star-Ledger)

September 15, 2009, 8:52PM

Star Ledger boys soccer expert Chris Orlando and Jackie Friedman talk about players and teams that have been impressive so far in the soccer season. Brandon Allen from St. Josephs, Alex Fernandez of Woodbridge, the teams from Scotch Plains and Plainfield, CBA, and others are discussed. (Video by William Perlman/The Star-Ledger)

September 04, 2009, 7:54PM

Carlene Winter, a self-employed realtor from Plainfield, attended a town hall meeting held by U.S. Rep Frank Pallone (D-6th-Dist.) to discuss health care. Winter supports the Obama administration's proposed reforms, particularly the public option and shares her feelings and experiences with her insurance company. (Video by John O'Boyle/The Star-Ledger)

March 13, 2009, 5:05PM

Kevin Smallwood, owner of Two Fish and Five Loaves, prepares fried fish and chicken in the kitchen of his Plainfield restaurant. You'll love his fried porgie and whiting sandwiches, and yams and potato salad! (Video by Pete Genovese).